What are the advantages of firewall service in Cockpit? We all know that a firewall service is a computer security system that monitors network traffic and blocks unauthorized access.
Firewall services are often installed at the edge of networks or between private networks and public networks. To have more understanding, we will tackle it below.
What Is Firewall Service In Cockpit?
Cockpit Firewall Service is a service designed to protect your server. It allows you to allow or block traffic to your server.
It also helps you to know what type of traffic has been blocked and why it was blocked. It’s also helpful for you to control your network connection and build rules based on what you need.
With Cockpit Firewall Service, you can easily access your network information and rules from the web interface of Cockpit.
What Are The Advantages Of Cockpit Firewall Service?
As we have discussed above, there are some advantages of using the firewall service in Cockpit. Let’s find out below:
You can easily create rules and apply them to specific IP addresses, subnets, or hosts. You can easily manage your firewall with the graphical user interface provided by Cockpit.
Firewall rules are stored in a file that you can save in the case that you want to restore them later on. Your firewall services can be managed from anywhere as long as there is an internet connection available.
You don’t need root privileges to manage your firewall services because it doesn’t require any special privileges. As we have discussed above the advantages of using Cockpit for Firewall Service.
Now let’s see how to use it and how it works in this tutorial below:
How To Use The Cockpit Firewall Services?
In this part, we will learn how to enable and use the firewall service in Cockpit by performing several steps below:
Enable The Firewall Services In Cockpit Server
First of all, open up the terminal application by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T on your keyboard. After that, type the command below into the terminal and press Enter to run it:
- sudo systemctl enable Firewall
Next, enter your sudo password when prompted, and then press Enter when done. After that, type the command below into the terminal and press Enter to run it:
- sudo systemctl start firewalld
Finally, type the command below into the terminal and press Enter to display the current status of the firewall:
- sudo systemctl status firewalld
You should see a message saying active (running) if everything was successful during these steps. Now we should be able to access our firewall settings in GUI mode by opening up our web browser and accessing the URL below:
- IP-ADDRESS:9090.
Next, type your sudo password and press Enter to enter the Cockpit interface. Then go to Dashboard > Firewall Service and you can see your firewall service is enabled.
Conclusion:
The firewall service in Cockpit is a good way to manage your firewall services from the web interface of Cockpit. It also helps you to manage your network connection and build rules based on what you need.